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(No Model.) 0 T LORMOR VALVE. No. 320,807. I Patented June 23, 1885.

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CHARLES T. LORMOR, OF SUPERIOR, NEBRASKA.

VALVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 320,807, dated June 23, 1885.

Application filed April 2, 1885.

To all whom, it natty concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES T. LORMOR, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Superior, in the county of Nuekolls and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Valves; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which 'form a part of this 'specifica tion.

Myinvention relates to certain new and useful improvements in valves, the same being especially adapted to be applied to the bottom of well-buckets; and my invention consists in providing the valve on its under side with de pending arms which embrace a rod or bar attachedto the under side of the well-bucket or valve seat, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings,which illustrate my invention, Figure 1 is a side view of my improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectional view; Fig. 8, a plan view. Fig. 4 are detail perspective views, and Fig. 5 is a modification.

In the accompanying drawings, A repre sents the bottom of'an ordinary well-bucket, which is usually provided with a vertical opening, A, above which rests a movable valve, the upper edge adjoining the circumference of the opening A forming a seat for the valve.

The valve proper consists of a block, B, of slightly larger diameter than the opening A, and to the under side of the block B is attached a round piece of leather or washer, C.

To the under side of the block B, beneath the leather washer G, is attached a wire which is bent, as shown in Fig. 4, so as to provide two depending bails, D D, the edges of which are parallel with each other. These bails are secured to the block B, under the washer O, by means of a metallic plate, E, the edges of which. are upturned, this plate being provided centrally with a perforation, through which passes a screw for securing the plate over the horizontal portions of the wire, said screw entering the washer and valve between the horizontal portions of the wire. It will be readily seen that theleather is held in place upon the (No model.)

tached to the bottom of the well-bucket by a' staple, f. If desirable both ends of the rod F may be bent at right angles, so as to enter the bottom of the well-bucket; or staples may be employed at both ends, though the construction shown in Fig. 2 is preferable, as when this construction is employed, the rod cannot be displaced laterally.

In Fig. 5 of the accompanying drawings I have shown a modification of my invention, in which case the plate E is dispensed with, and the wires which constitute the bails are bent so as to form an eye or hearing for the head of the screw, and the ends of the bail opposite to the transverse portion of the wire may either bear upon the leather or pass through the same and enter the block B.

It will be readily seen from the construction hereinbefore described that the retaining device for the valve may be employed upon buckets having bottoms of different thicknesses, and that by the use of the same the bending of the leather is preventedas well as being securely attached to the bottom of the block.

I claim- 1. The improved valve for well-buckets having depending bails formed of a single piece of wire, in combination with the rod F, independent of the valve 0, which passes through said bails, and is designed by its removal to admit the valve with its attached wire to be removed from the valve-seat, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a valve for well-buckets, the valve B and transverse plate E, the latter being provided with upturned edges and a central perforation, in combination with the bails D D, and rod F, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES T. LOBMOB.

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J AMES H. GILLEsriE, WILLIAM J. G-ILLEsrIE.

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